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The Strange Little Stranger

The Strange Little Stranger

[manuscript story]
Book of Chemical Labels and Table of Atomic Weights

Book of Chemical Labels and Table of Atomic Weights

Arthur H. Thomas Company
Naomi Kennedy's 1868 manuscript "report card"

Naomi Kennedy's 1868 manuscript "report card"

[ephemera, manuscripts]
1890s autograph book with drawings and vernacular repairs

1890s autograph book with drawings and vernacular repairs

[folk art]
1908 novelty postcard with botanical specimen

1908 novelty postcard with botanical specimen

[ephemera]
Family photos of trellises for sale (&c)

Family photos of trellises for sale (&c)

[photographs]
Prescription Blank, National Prohibition Act (1926) [with] "Permit to Purchase" [and] authorization letter (1928)

Prescription Blank, National Prohibition Act (1926) [with] "Permit to Purchase" [and] authorization letter (1928)

[Prohibition] Treasury Department, U.S. Internal Revenue.
Child's multicolor notebook with WWI-era jottings

Child's multicolor notebook with WWI-era jottings

[manuscript notebook]
William Hermes' United States Systematic Drawing Schools, no. 195

William Hermes' United States Systematic Drawing Schools, no. 195

[drawing books] Hermes, Wilhelm.
Methods of Business of the Largest Establishment in the World for the Manufacture and Sale of Men's Wear

Methods of Business of the Largest Establishment in the World for the Manufacture and Sale of Men's Wear

John Wanamaker
Manual of the Fisk Teachers' Agencies 1896 [with] teacher registration form

Manual of the Fisk Teachers' Agencies 1896 [with] teacher registration form

(Everett Fisk)
How to Live Long in Good Health: Jones, The Health Lecturer, Demonstrator and Teacher (cover)

How to Live Long in Good Health: Jones, The Health Lecturer, Demonstrator and Teacher (cover)

[exercise & health] Jones
How to Get Well

How to Get Well

Murray, W. John
Wealth in Mice: An appeal for a more extensive propagation of white mice

Wealth in Mice: An appeal for a more extensive propagation of white mice

(vaccines, medical supply)
Cours de mise-en-carte: A portfolio of student work in producing "point paper" drafts for weaving, 1949-1951.

Cours de mise-en-carte: A portfolio of student work in producing "point paper" drafts for weaving, 1949-1951.

[textiles, mise en carte]
John Grubb’s “Arithmetic in Whole Numbers,” 1811 ciphering book 
with a section for “Ale and Beer Measure;” exercises for calculations related to cloth, land, time, wives (or their dowries), &c.

John Grubb’s “Arithmetic in Whole Numbers,” 1811 ciphering book 
with a section for “Ale and Beer Measure;” exercises for calculations related to cloth, land, time, wives (or their dowries), &c.

[student work, manuscripts]
1899 Seat Work notebook with drawing, writing, spelling and math

1899 Seat Work notebook with drawing, writing, spelling and math

[student work, notebook, manuscript]
1880 Letter from a middle-aged woman to her friend about her widower boy-toy & bachelor crush

1880 Letter from a middle-aged woman to her friend about her widower boy-toy & bachelor crush

[correspondence]
Flowers (manuscript essay in Class of 1883 prize ribbon binding)

Flowers (manuscript essay in Class of 1883 prize ribbon binding)

[student work, manuscript]
1860 failed Virginia poet's manuscript compiled before joining the Confederate Army

1860 failed Virginia poet's manuscript compiled before joining the Confederate Army

[manuscript] Evans, Daniel J.
The Phrenological character of Mrs. Emery, “Temperament chiefly nervous” written Nov 8, 1864 (manuscript)

The Phrenological character of Mrs. Emery, “Temperament chiefly nervous” written Nov 8, 1864 (manuscript)

Perry, D. [phrenology charts]
Manuscript thesaurus/poet’s reference turned scrapbook of selected works, &c, by Mary Isabella Purington Cummings

Manuscript thesaurus/poet’s reference turned scrapbook of selected works, &c, by Mary Isabella Purington Cummings

[women poets, scrapbooks]
First Annual Report of the Trustees of the State Industrial School for Girls at Lancaster

First Annual Report of the Trustees of the State Industrial School for Girls at Lancaster

[delinquent girls, education]
A Sermon Preached Before the Fatherless and Widows' Society, in the Central Church, on Sunday Evening, October 28, 1849

A Sermon Preached Before the Fatherless and Widows' Society, in the Central Church, on Sunday Evening, October 28, 1849

Gannett, Ezra S.
Anonymous letter to a dying man's "tormentor" wife: "Are you not afraid that people will brand you as his murderess"

Anonymous letter to a dying man's "tormentor" wife: "Are you not afraid that people will brand you as his murderess"

[women, threats]
The Numeration Table [manuscript mathematics ciphering book]

The Numeration Table [manuscript mathematics ciphering book]

[Philadelphia printing, ephemera]
The Delinquent Girl and Woman: Proceedings of a Conference of the National Committee on Prisons and Prison Labor; February 3, 1919. (Prison Leaflets 48)

The Delinquent Girl and Woman: Proceedings of a Conference of the National Committee on Prisons and Prison Labor; February 3, 1919. (Prison Leaflets 48)

[prison reform]
Circulars issued for the Northwestern Mutual Endowment Society for Unmarried Persons, Organized Dec. 21, 1884 (6 items)

Circulars issued for the Northwestern Mutual Endowment Society for Unmarried Persons, Organized Dec. 21, 1884 (6 items)

[ephemera, insurance, fraud]